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A mother is praising Whitecourt RCMP after two suspects were nabbed in connection to ongoing harassment complaints.

Police were called on Tuesday, March 11 after two children walking to a local school were accosted by two teenagers driving an SUV. According to Whitecourt RCMP Detachment Commander Sgt. Rick Bidaisee, the SUV's passenger made comments to the younger of the two children.

After the older child intervened, the SUV sped away from the scene and the children sought help.

Through descriptions provided by the children, police managed to track down the suspects on Wednesday, March 12.

Even though the incident is being described as a 'prank,' the mother of the two children certainly isn't laughing.

Brandy Younger told the Star that she was proud of how her children handled the situation.

"I've never been more proud of those two kids in my whole life," Younger said, explaining that her children acted exactly how they were told in these sorts of situations. "It's every parents worst fear, and you can only drill it into your kids heads so many times."

Younger said that after the occupants of the SUV started speaking 'profanities' at her six-year-old son, her 11-year-old daughter stepped in to intervene. She managed to spook the driver of the SUV by screaming, and hustled her little brother away to safety.

According to Younger, the suspects shouted profanities at her children. They opened the vehicle’s doors and ordered them to "get the f--- into the car right now."

Younger, who lives and works in nearby Edson, found out about the incident after recieving a phone call from the children's stepmother. When she was told how her children reacted to being accosted by the men in the SUV, she said she was overcome with emotion.

"I've always been firm with my children about this sort of incident," Younger said. "You yell and scream and run from the area -- and that's exactly what they did."

The two children attended the Whitecourt RCMP detachment to provide statements and descriptions to the police.

Thanks to the information provided by the two youngsters, police managed to track down the SUV in less than 24 hours -- along with two suspects.

Younger was incredibly grateful to the Whitecourt RCMP for taking the incident so seriously.

"The police were great," she said. "They went on patrol right away, and they found the SUV the next day. They handled it well."

In a statement received by the Star, Sgt. Bidaisee said that while the suspects certainly didn't use their best judgement in the matter, these types of investigations are handled very seriously by the police.

He also said that his investigators were able to determine that the incident didn't present an immediate threat to the public.

While charges are still pending in the case, Younger said that these sorts of incidents are not funny, nor are they harmless pranks.

"I'm hoping it's taken seriously enough that parents talk to their kids, that this sort of thing is not to be tolerated," she said. "This is a serious offence. This is not funny and there will be consequences."

Whitecourt RCMP, in the same press release, indicated that the pair may also be responsible for a similar incident two weeks ago.

As for Younger's children, she said they were shaken up by the incident, but were put at ease when told that the incident was just a prank rather than a bone fide attempt to kidnap them.

"This sort of a stunt shouldn't be tolerated," Younger said. "The worst part about it is how they affect the kids involved."